NJ - Multiple Deaths in Mansion Fire, Monmouth County, Colts Neck, 20 Nov 2018 *Arrest* #2

[arielilane]

Keith, Jennifer, Jesse, and Sophia Caneiro
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[Wishbone]

This is such a disturbing murder case. He stabbed those children and left them to die in the fire in addition to murdering his brother and brother's wife and then tries to blame it on another brother that didn't even have an iron in the fire.......

 

[Niner]

Day 12

8-year-old girl’s DNA on bloody jeans in Paul Caneiro's home, jury hears

A stare police forensic scientist testified about DNA evidence analyzed in the Caneiro family murders.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, February 3rd:
*Trial continues (Day 13) (@ 8:30am ET) – NJ – Keith Martin Caneiro (50), his wife Jennifer Karidis Caneiro (45) & 2 children Jesse (11) & Sophia (8) (Nov. 20, 2018, Colt’s Neck; died prior to fire @ home) – *Paul Jay Caneiro (51/now 59) (bro) arrested (11/20/18), charged (11/29/18), indicted (2/25/19) & arraigned (3/18/19) on 4 counts of murder, 2 counts of felony murder, 2 counts of aggravated arson, possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, possession of a knife for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a knife, theft, misapplication of entrusted property & 2 counts of hindering apprehension. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Monmouth County
*Indicted (7/1/19) & arraigned (3/18/19) with 2nd degree insurance fraud (from 11/6/12 to 7/9/19). Plead not guilty.
Paul Caneiro allegedly stole $78K from Keith & Jennifer Caneiro. He stole the money sometime between January 2017 & the day of the murders.
Jury selection began on 1/5/26 & ended on 1/9/26. 12 jurors & 4 alternates.
Trial began on 1/12/26. (should take about 4 weeks/thru 3/20 per Judge)
Superior Court Judge Marc C. Lemieux presiding. Monmouth County Prosecutor Deputy First assistant Christopher Decker & Assistant Monmouth County prosecutor Nicole Wallace. Public defender’s office attorneys Monika Mastellone & Andy Murray.
Court info from 11/28/18 thru 12/4/25 r& Jury Selection Days 1-5 (1/5-1/9/26) & Trial Days 1-11 (1/12-1/29/26) reference post #199 here:
https://websleuths.com/threads/nj-m...olts-neck-20-nov-2018-arrest-2.740776/page-10
2/2/26 Monday, Trial Day 12: State witness: Christopher Szymkowiak, an expert in DNA analysis for the New Jersey State Police[ told a jury Sophia (8) was determined to be the source of DNA found on the front left shin, front right thigh & rear left calf areas of jeans that detectives found in a pile of charred items in Paul Caneiro's basement]. Trial continues on Tuesday, 2/3/26.

 

[Seattle1]

TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS​

DAY 13 – 2/3/26​

• LIVE STREAM: NJ v. Paul Caneiro – Day 13 | Mansion Murders Trial

DAY 12 – 2/2/26​

• LIVE STREAM: NJ v. Paul Caneiro – Day 12 | Mansion Murders Trial
• Christopher Szymkowiak, New Jersey State Police Office of Forensic Sciences, testified that Sophia Caneiero was identified as a DNA source from stains tested on burned jeans recovered from a debris pile at Paul Caneiro’s home.
  • Testified that Sophia was also a major DNA source on one black nitrile glove from the same debris pile.
  • Paul Caneiro was identified as a DNA source from a stain swab on the front-right shoulder area of a t-shirt that came out of the debris pile.
• Christine Schlenker, DNA analyst with New Jersey State Police Office of Forensic Sciences, testified that Jesse Caneiro’s DNA was identified on the basement-pile Levi’s jeans through STRmix reanalysis in 2023; Paul Caneiro’s DNA matched to an Eddie Bauer shirt in the same pile.

DAY 11 – 1/29/26​

• LIVE STREAM: NJ v. Paul Caneiro – Day 11 | Mansion Murders Trial
• Judith Link, a New Jersey State Police Gunshot Residue Analyst, testified that one of the bullet holes in Keith Caneiro’s hoodie was consistent with a contact or near-contact shot, meaning the muzzle of the gun was against or very close to the fabric when it was fired.

NJ v. Paul Caneiro: The Mansion Murders Trial

UPDATE: Paul Caneiro is accused of murdering his brother, Keith Caneiro, and Keith's wife and children before setting both of their homes on fire.

www.courttv.com

 

[arielilane]

8-year old girl’s DNA on bloody jeans in Paul Caneiro’s home

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[Seattle1]

Listening to Paul is so infuriating! He's the textbook defendant who believes he's the smartest dude in the room. He's sitting in Court today, believing he's going to get away with murdering little kids and their parents! Never mind-- this was his family...

https://twitter.com/x/status/2018420802929021123

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, February 4th:
*Trial continues (Day 14) (@ 8:30am ET) – NJ – Keith Martin Caneiro (50), his wife Jennifer Karidis Caneiro (45) & 2 children Jesse (11) & Sophia (8) (Nov. 20, 2018, Colt’s Neck; died prior to fire @ home) – *Paul Jay Caneiro (51/now 59) (bro) arrested (11/20/18), charged (11/29/18), indicted (2/25/19) & arraigned (3/18/19) on 4 counts of murder, 2 counts of felony murder, 2 counts of aggravated arson, possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, possession of a knife for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a knife, theft, misapplication of entrusted property & 2 counts of hindering apprehension. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Monmouth County
*Indicted (7/1/19) & arraigned (3/18/19) with 2nd degree insurance fraud (from 11/6/12 to 7/9/19). Plead not guilty.
Paul Caneiro allegedly stole $78K from Keith & Jennifer Caneiro. He stole the money sometime between January 2017 & the day of the murders.
Jury selection began on 1/5/26 & ended on 1/9/26. 12 jurors & 4 alternates.
Trial began on 1/12/26. (should take about 4 weeks/thru 3/20 per Judge)
Superior Court Judge Marc C. Lemieux presiding. Monmouth County Prosecutor Deputy First assistant Christopher Decker & Assistant Monmouth County prosecutor Nicole Wallace. Public defender’s office attorneys Monika Mastellone & Andy Murray.
Court info from 11/28/18 thru 12/4/25 r& Jury Selection Days 1-5 (1/5-1/9/26) & Trial Days 1-12 (1/12-2/2/26) reference post #204 here:
https://websleuths.com/threads/nj-m...olts-neck-20-nov-2018-arrest-2.740776/page-11
2/2/26 Monday, Trial Day 12/CORRECTION!: State witnesses: Christopher Szymkowiak, an expert in DNA analysis for the New Jersey State Police [told a jury Sophia (8) was determined to be the source of DNA found on the front left shin, front right thigh & rear left calf areas of jeans that detectives found in a pile of charred items in Paul Caneiro's basement]. Christine Schlenker, DNA analyst with New Jersey State Police Office of Forensic Sciences [testified that Jesse Caneiro’s DNA was identified on the basement-pile Levi’s jeans through STRmix reanalysis in 2023; Paul Caneiro’s DNA matched to an Eddie Bauer shirt in the same pile]. Trial continues on Tuesday, 2/3/26.
2/3/26 Tuesday, Trial Day 13: State witnesses: Danielle Reed, DNA Analyst from Bodie Technology. Michael Abraham, Bureau of ATF.. Detective SFC Chris Clayton, NJ State Police Ballistics Unit. Trial continues on Wednesday, 2/4/26.

 

[Wishbone]

Bullets at N.J. mansion murder crime scene matched guns in suspect’s home​

Bullets at N.J. mansion murder crime scene matched guns in suspect’s home

Defense attorney Andy Murray pressed the state's ballistics expert on using bullets from Paul Caneiro's house for test firings.

www.nj.com

 

[Seattle1]

2/4/26

Why the Paul Caneiro Murder Trial Could End in a Hung Jury | Profiling Evil​

 

[Seattle1]

TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS​

DAY 14 – 2/4/26​

• LIVE STREAM: NJ v. Paul Caneiro – Day 14 | Mansion Murders Trial

DAY 13 – 2/3/26​

• LIVE STREAM: NJ v. Paul Caneiro – Day 13 | Mansion Murders Trial
• Ballistics evidence link between Paul Caneiro home on Tilton Drive and quadruple homicide scene on Willow Brook Rd: Seven fired 9mm casings plus the unfired 9mm balcony round were matched to a specific SIG Sauer 9mm pistol seized from Paul Caneiro’s Tilton Drive home.
• • The lab test-fires used to make that pistol match were fired with 9mm cartridges taken from a box seized from the same Tilton Drive home.
  • Additionally, five fired bullets from the same Colts Neck scene were matched to a separate barrel recovered from a backpack found in the Porsche Cayenne at the Ocean Township scene.

NJ v. Paul Caneiro: The Mansion Murders Trial

UPDATE: Paul Caneiro is accused of murdering his brother, Keith Caneiro, and Keith's wife and children before setting both of their homes on fire.

www.courttv.com